Opinion

If faculty members in education (and many other disciplines) want to influence public policy, they have no choice but to look beyond traditional academic publishing, writes Shaun Johnson.

One key to helping minority faculty members is to recognize that some of their experiences are different from those faced by others, and to remember that some are not, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore.

Letting my students actually do things in my class, rather than just sit and listen.

I spent the day grading my midterms, never a fun task. Usually I get into a vague kind of automaton state; as I read for key phrases, look for definitions and the critical use of concepts, and references to key authors and guest speakers. Check, check, check, grade. But this time, I noticed a pattern that I’m sure I’ve seen before but just ignored. It is the gendered attribution that says so much about how students view “authority” (in the author sense) in academia.

Raise your (virtual) hand (maybe through DISQUS comments) if you are reading (or have read) Isaacson's Steve Jobs.

About a week ago one of my earliest students was appointed superintendent of a very important neighboring school district. He...

I have been to State College, PA, exactly once in my life, and then it was to visit friends in a Quaker retirement community there. I don't know anyone who currently attends Penn State.

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